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Norway Chess Tournament 2016 - GOTD Round 9

Opening: C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense

Player(s): Topalov, Kramnik

At the 4th attempt, Magnus Carlsen wins his homeland super-tournament. Entering last round there were several possible scenarios, with Carlsen and Aronian tied in the lead, followed by three hungry wolves: Kramnik, Topalov and MVL. But Magnus, in his typical grinding style, beat Pavel Eljanov to win clear first the Norway Chess Tournament 2016. the Norwegian ace keeps on winning big time, improving his impressive numbers: 4 tournaments won in a row; 7 tournaments won out of the last 9; 23 tournaments won out of 33 since 2010; 27 super-tournaments won so far. Impressive. congratulations to the World Champion! Topalov and Kramnik played an interesting battle. And, making the news, they were seen going over their game in post-mortem analysis, and showed up together at the press conference! Time heals wounds, and it's nice to see the two great champions trying to get along again, after such a long time.